Process of treating deep wells, &amp;c.



No. 657,95l. Patented Sept. l8, I900. w. moomzv.

PROCESS OF TREATING DEEP WELLS, 8L0.

(Application filed July 31, 1899. (No Model.

FHQAL FUQQS ATTORNEY WITNESSES:

- as the case may be, from entering the well inch to the inside of well-tubing, which pressure is compelled to act upon the openings at of the well or wells, thus in time either wholly UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MOONEY, OF'ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NEW JERSEY.

, PROCESS OF TREATING DEEP WELLS, 8....

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,951. dated September 18.1900.

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To all'whom, it may concern; I

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM MOONEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlantic Highlands, in the township of Middletown, county of Monmouth, and-State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and use ful process of treating all kinds of Artesian or deep wells of whatever character in order to obtain from them a constant and sure supply of water, oil, gas, or any other substance wells may have yielded, of which the following is a specification. v v

In the use of all kinds of Arte'sian or.d eep"- wells it has been found that after a time many flow only partially as compared with first flow, while others entirely refuse to yield. These conditions are caused principally'by the water, oil, or gas, as the case may be, in entering inlets of a well or wells carrying with it sand or earth. together with organic and mineral matter'held in (suspension, a portion of whichis being constantly deposited in the meshes of the screen encircling the well-tube or in the openings or inlets or partially closing said meshes, openings, or inlets, thereby creating resistance to internal pressure and preventing water, oil, or gas,

either wholly or partially.

My process is first to make the well or wells to be developed perfectly air-tight, so that no power can escape from the upper part thereof, then of applying high pressure ofone hundred or two hundred pounds to the square the bottom of well and in the screen sur roundingsaid well,which have become clogged by reason of earthy deposits, as aforesaid, and said pressnre being much in excess of the natural pressure will overcome the latter, and thus force open the inlets at the bottom of the well and in the meshes of the screen and also open up the strata of earth surrounding said well, which after said pressure is removed will permit the natural pressure to act freely, thus causing the water, gas, or oil,

as the case may be, to enter the well without difliculty.

The annexed drawings illustrate the method of applying my invention and the several parts necessary for obtaining the result desired.

Figure l'shows apparatus in position forapplying pressure. A, Fig. 1, is well-casing of Artesian well, with'holes or inletsinlower sides thereof and screw-thread cut in upper inside part thereof. B is a screw-plug. made of cast-iron, wrought-iron, or brass, but preferably castiron, one inch thick through center, with screw-thread cut on outside edge thereof to engage screw-thread on inside of well-casing A; also, with hole drilled through center, in which a screw-thread is cut to engage screw-thread on pressure-pipe C; also, with nut elevation to receive wrench when turning. C is pressure-pipe, about oneinch wrought-iron, or brass (preferably cast-iron) screw-plug about one inch thick through the center, upon the outside edge of which there is a screw-thread cut to'engage the thread on the inside of the outer end of the dischargepipe G and with not elevation to receive the wrench when turning. E is a gate-valve, which regulates communication between well A and other wells of the system, if any exist. F is' pipe through which power is transmitted to pressure-pipe C. 'G is discharge-pipe of well A and has screw-thread cut in inside of the outer end I thereof to engage the screwthread on outer edge of plug D. .H is the main pipe or ipipe' connecting well A with other wells of the system, if any exist. I is the screen a'rou nd bottom part of well to prevent sand and other'foreign substances from entering. j i

Fig. 2 shows top view of screw-plug B, Fig. 1, with nut elevation to receive the wrench in turning and threaded hole in center through which pressure-pipe is inserted.

Fig. 3 shows pressure-pipe C, Fig. 1, de-

well A, Fig. 1.

tached and reduced, with screw-thread cut on upper outside part thereof to engage center thread of screw-plug B.

Fig. 4 shows top view of screw-plug D, with not elevaiion to receivezwrench in turning.

Pressure-pipe C, Fig. 3, is first inserted in Then screw-plug B, Fig. 2, is screwed onto pressure pipe 0 and then screwed into lop of well-casing A. Solid plngD is next screwed securelyinto end of dischargepipe G, and gate-valve E in main pipe between well and cistern, iithere is one, is closed. Connection is then made between pipe F, at-

tached to machinery for producing power,

and pressure-pipe 0, when well willbe airtight and ready to receive pressure. Having made the well A perfectly air and water iight,

pressure is communicated to well A through pipe F and pressure-pipe 0 until the well hecomes charged with agent used, (which may be air, water, gas, or any other available compressible force, but preferably compressed air,) and the pressure exerted thereby is from one hundred to two hundred pounds to the square inch upon the insideof well. Said dfighpressurels continued from ten to sixty minutes, according .to circumstances. The

pressure thus exerted will be much in excess of the internal or natural pressure (probably about five to one) and will therefore overcome the upward internal pressure, forcing open the inlets in the lower part of the well and meshes in screen andfinding its way through paths of least resistance, which will and described. 1

WILLIAM MOONEY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES R. SNYDER, Rosmrr G. Poona. 

